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Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2017
"The people of love stay alive even when they die” is a famous saying by Ibn al-Fāriḍ. This saying embodies the lived reality of millions of Egyptians, Muslims and Christians alike. Throughout Egypt, religious festivals have been held in the memory of prominent religious figures for hundreds of...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Egypt's Ministry of [religious] Endowments found a Qūr'ān manuscript that dates back to the 10th century in the Sīdī `Ateya Abu al-Rīsh Mosque in Damanhūr, Beheira Governorate, north of Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2016
There is no doubt that the relics of any nation are an indicator of the level of civilization and the various cultures that intertwined within it. In Egypt different civilizations amalgamated, which explains why she has been called “Ūmm al-Dūniya”, the Mother Of The World. Here, different...
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
The Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Khālid Al- ‘Anānī, pledged to contribute to the completion of the renovation work of the ancient Qaitbay mosque in Fayyūm, and to reopen it for the citizens after the residents participated in and contributed to the cost of the renovation.
Date of source: Saturday, December 17, 2016
Responsible for presenting the history of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the seat of the papacy to foreign and local visitors, Eng. Najāti Nāguī said that the legacy of National Unity is remarkable, and that it was a Coptic architect who erected the `Amru Ibn Al-`Ās Mosque around 642 AD, as well as...
Date of source: Thursday, April 21, 2016
Dr. Shurūq ʿAshūr, professor of Islamic and Christian monuments at the Future University stressed in a recent study that Egypt is home to 156 ancient churches. She said that these archaeological churches are considered to be an architectural museum.
Date of source: Friday, March 4, 2016
Governor of South Sinai, Ahmad Fōda, said on Friday, that the new mosque erected in the old market of the city (15 million Egyptian pounds construction expenses) is a masterpiece open to the public. According to the Governor, beautification works to neighboring shops and bazaars will be completed...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Eng. Muhammad `Assal, head of Egypt's Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation, is following up the nature of the ground subsidence detected in front of the Amrū Ibn al-`Ās Mosque in Damietta.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Al-Nūr Mosque in the al-'Abasīyah district in Cairo has witnessed unrest in recent weeks.
The land on which the mosque was built was originally given to al-Hidāyah al-Islāmīyah Society, headed by Shaykh Hāfiz Salāmah.
Its followers prevented the mosque preacher, Shaykh Ahmad Turk, from ascending...
Date of source: Thursday, November 6, 2008
The compound of religions in Old Cairo is a symbol of the amazing coexistence of the three heavenly religions in Egypt.
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